Chapter 18 On the Grasshopper and Cricket
Chapter 18 On the Grasshopper and Cricket Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 123) Question 1: Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem. A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words, when read aloud with feeling, have a music and meaning of their own. Answer: […]
Chapter 17 When I Set Out For Lyonnesse
Chapter 17 When I Set Out For Lyonnesse Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 110) Questions: 1. In the first stanza, find words that show (i) that it was very cold. (ii) that it was late evening. (iii) that the traveller was alone. 2. (i) Something happened at Lyonnesse. It was (a) improbable. […]
Chapter 16 The Duck and the Kangaroo
Chapter 16 The Duck and the Kangaroo Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 99) Question 1: Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud. For example, pond — beyond Answer: Kangaroo — too; hop — stop back — quack; pond — beyond; […]
Chapter 15 The School Boy
Chapter 15 The School Boy Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 85) Question 1: Find three or four words/phrases in stanza 1 that reflect the child’s happiness and joy. Answer: The words/phrases that reflect the child’s happiness are the song of birds and the skylark, and the sound of hunter’s horn. Question 2: […]
Chapter 14 The Last Bargain
Chapter 14 The Last Bargain Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 75) Question 1: Who is the speaker in the poem? Answer: A man looking for his employer is the speaker. Question 2: “The king, sword in hand” suggests (i) wealth (ii) power […]
Chapter 13 Macavity: The Mystery Cat
Chapter 13 Macavity: The Mystery Cat Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 51) Question 1: Read the first stanza and think. (i) Is Macavity a cat really? (ii) If not, who can Macavity be? Answer: (i) Macavity is a cunning cat. (ii) If not a cat, he can be an expert thief or […]
Chapter 12 Geography Lesson
Chapter 12 Geography Lesson Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 35) Question 1: Find three or four phrases in stanzas one and two which are likely to occur in a geography lesson. Answer: scaled six inches to the mile valleys were populated land and water attracted man. Question 2: Seen from the window […]
Chapter 11 The Ant and the Cricket
Chapter 11 The Ant and the Cricket Questions From Textbook WORKING WITH THE POEM (Page 23) Question 1: The cricket says, “Oh! What will become of me?” When does he say it, and why? Answer: The cricket speaks these words when in his home he finds no food to eat in winter. Question 2: (i) […]
Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face II
Chapter 10 The Great Stone Face II Comprehension Check (Page 136) Questions: Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements. Ernest’s words reminded people of the wise old sayings. __________ Total strangers from far away, who visited Ernest in the valley, found his face familiar. _______ The Great Stone Face confirmed Ernest’s view […]
Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face I
Chapter 9 The Great Stone Face I Questions From Textbook COMPREHENSION CHECK (PAGE 129) Write ‘True’ or ‘False’ against each of the following statements. The Great Stone Face stood near where Ernest and his mother lived. One would clearly distinguish the features of the Stone Face only from a distance. Ernest loved his mother and […]